Maryland vs. Grand Canyon Odds, Opening Spread, Predictions for 2025 NCAA Tournament

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Maryland vs. Grand Canyon Odds

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Friday, March 21, 2025
4:35 p.m. ET
TBS
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Maryland Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
-11.5
-110
149.5
-110o / -110u
-535
Grand Canyon Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
+11.5
-110
149.5
-110o / -110u
+400
Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute NCAAB odds here.
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The 2025 NCAA Tournament field has been announced and Maryland will take on Grand Canyon in Round 1 of the West region. Here's everything you need to know about Maryland vs. Grand Canyon odds, spread and more.

Maryland opened as a -11.5-point favorite over Grand Canyon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The total is set at over/under 149.5 points scored by both teams combined.

Find out how No. 4-seeded Maryland and No. 13-seeded Grand Canyton match up ahead of their opening round matchup.


Maryland vs. Grand Canyon Analysis

Can Grand Canyon do it again?

A year after the Antelopes knocked off Saint Mary’s in a 5/12 game, they are back in the NCAA Tournament with another chance at an upset. Unfortunately for them, Maryland is a vastly different beast than last year’s Gaels.

GCU will not have an athleticism edge like it did last season, when it lived at the free-throw line (36 attempts) and forced 13 SMC turnovers. Maryland, meanwhile, doesn’t foul (28th in defensive free-throw rate) and takes great care of the ball (23rd in turnover rate). Plus, the Derik Queen/Julian Reese tandem could overwhelm Grand Canyon’s wings and forwards on the glass; Duke Brennan can only do so much for the Antelopes.

This game could get up and down; both teams rank in the top 60 nationally in KenPom’s adjusted tempo (GCU is 14th). Maryland’s fantastic starting five can thrive in the open court against the Antelopes.

— Jim Root


For more coverage of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and Selection Sunday, make sure to check out our experts' live reactions to the bracket reveal and the Selection Sunday live show, where you can get their instant analysis on every matchup as well as some early insights to help you make your bets.

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